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Hey folks! Here you have some vocabulary words I learnt while watching Lost:

Shrapnel - metralla

Touch and go - situación precaria, delicada

Tether - atar

Furnace - horno / caldera

Scimitar - cimitarra (sword with curved edge)

Fiend - desalmado / fanático

Welding - soldadura

Infirmary - enfermería

Bloke - (UK) tipo, tío

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Some prepositional phrases:

On the spur of the moment - (decisión) de último minuto

On the brink of - a punto de

In the region of - cerca de, alrededor de

In conjuction with - junto con

On the grounds of/that - bajo el argunento de que

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Apparently putatively is a word in English?????

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No nos complicamos la vida.

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Some compound nouns that I've learnt today:

Outlook: perspectiva / pronóstico

Outset: comienzo

Setback: contratiempo

Cutback: reducción de gastos

Crackdown: medidas severas

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I'm done

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Random words of the day:

Overzealous: demasiado entusiasta

Bashful: tímido

Steer clear: mantenerse alejado

Tantamount: equivalente

Muster up: reunir

Are you a bashful person? I guess I am at first.

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Here you have my personal tips to learn English (could work with your target language too) in a more effective way. Some of them may be too obvious:

Watch series and movies in English with English subtitles until you're prepared enough to understand almost everything without them. You will acquire many grammar structures without consciously learning them.

Focus on fluency rather than on accuracy.

Follow English-speakers on your social media.

Read in English things that genuinely interest you so that the learning gets more meaningful.

Avoid memorising words without context.

Don't rely on translations too much, try to guess the meaning from the context. Think in English.

Read the lyrics while listening to an English song.

Quizlet is a great app to make flashcards and study vocabulary. However, instead of creating them with translations, do it with definitions and pictures.

Change your phone language to English.

When you're learning new vocabulary or structures, write down examples related to your life.

Write a diary in English.

And maybe the most important one: don't be afraid to talk, to communicate, to make mistakes. Don't worry about your accent. Forget about what other people may think about you. Keep trying and keep improving.

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Actually disappointed that the English translation for masa madre isn't mother dough.

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Today I learnt the participle clauses!

There are three types:

Present participle: with the verb ending in -ing. For example: knowing that she liked books, Sam bought her a novel.

In Spanish: sabiendo que a ella le gustaban los libros, Sam le compró una novela.

Past participle: with the verb in past participle. For example: filled with pride, he walked towards the stage.

In Spanish: lleno de orgullo, él caminó hacia el escenario.

Perfect participle: having + the verb in past participle. For example: having finished my homework, I took a walk.

In Spanish: habiendo terminado mis deberes, di un paseo.

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Random words of the day:

Startled - sorprendido, sobresaltado

Downright - sumamente

Dissertation - tesis doctoral

Fall out with - enemistarse con

Understatement - finura, eufemismo

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Random words of the day:

Blacksmith - herrero

Splinter - astilla

Fair and square - con todas las de la ley

Magpie - urraca

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Today I was reading The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury and one story was called The Veldt.

I've never heard of that word! I looked it up and it refers to the South African grassland. Veldt comes from the Afrikaans word for "field".

Spanish translation: Sabana, pradera, or simply veld

Example of use: A pride of lions appeared in the veldt / Una manada de leones apareció en la sabana

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Word of the day: whim

Spanish translation: capricho

Example of use: On a whim, we stopped at the roadside stand to get ice cream / Por capricho, paramos en el puesto del arcén para coger helado

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Word of the day: hindsight

Spanish translation: retrospectiva

Example of use: In hindsight, it would've been better to wait / En retrospectiva, habría sido mejor esperar

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I got a feeling I might have lit the very fuse / Tengo la sensación de que podría haber prendido la mecha

I was listening to Knee Socks by the Arctic Monkeys when I heard that lyric. Idiom of the week!!!

Definition: if someone lights the fuse, they do something which starts something dangerous or exciting

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